Christiansborg Slotskirke - Copenhagen, Denmark
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
N 55° 40.624 E 012° 34.771
33U E 347799 N 6172793
Home to the monarch's personal church.
Waymark Code: WMX2KB
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 11/17/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
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Taken from Wikipedia, translated via google, "Christiansborg Slotskirke is the church at Slotsholmen in Copenhagen . The church belongs to the parts of Christiansborg Castle , which is available to the Royal Palace . [1] It is used for ecclesiastical ceremonies for royal family members, mainly baptism , confirmation and castrum doloris . In addition, it is used by the Folketing for worship at the opening of the Folketing .

The original castle church was built 1738 - 42 during the construction of the first Christiansborg Castle. It was lost at Christiansborg's fire in 1794 . A large part of the outer walls and partitions survived the fire and were recycled in the present church.

In its present form, the castle church was built 1813 - 26 in classical style by architect CF Hansen . It is the last one left of the second castle of Christiansborg; The rest was lost at the fire in 1884 .

The church burned in 1992 after being hit by an emergency raid during the carnival . After reconstruction and restoration, the church opened in 1997 ."
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1813

Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source

If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Roman Catholic

If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday

Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]

If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed

Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed

Street address of Church: Not listed

Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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